PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Schlunckr Diesel (ranked 2225 p4p, 2497 weight class) and Claudio Alves (ranked 258 p4p, 281 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Diesel
vs
Alves

202 cm
25
265
2 - 0 - 0

194 cm
25
235
2 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Schlunckr Diesel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Claudio Alves!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Sandra Marshall and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Diesel connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Alves scrambles back to his feet.
Alves's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Diesel connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Alves scrambles back to his feet.
Diesel swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Alves.
Diesel takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Claudio Alves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diesel scores with a jab.
Diesel connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Alves takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Diesel swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Alves.
Alves looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Diesel scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Alves is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diesel cracks Alves with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Alves falls to his knees and Diesel doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Schlunckr Diesel!
An out of breath Schlunckr Diesel thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.